By Anita dasi
“Did you see my snaps from my trip to Vashishta?” says any member of the digital camera age.
“The spectacular snow covered peaks,
the unique architecture of the traditional slate covered temple,
and the Hare Krsna’s singing bhajans.”
All the “snaps” we are in each day is worth it. It peaks people’s interest and makes it easy to start a conversation. The crowd here is generally more wealthy, and we have had good luck distributing bigger books and four or five books to one family.
But I remember most the local woman in her woolen dress who silently sat down behind us while we were signing Vraja-jana-mana-sukhakari. With a tear in eye she said, “gita” reaching for the Hindi song book. I winced telling her the price, thinking it would be too much for her. But from the folds of her embroidered wool suit she pulled out her purse and gave the fifty rupees.
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